page_title: Church Street Station
section_title: Timeline
hierarchical_section_title: Church Street Station / Timeline
caption_attribution_description: Old Orlando Railroad Depot, in Orlando, Florida
context_page_description: Church Street Station, also called the Old Orlando Railroad Depot, is a historic train station and commercial development in Orlando, Florida. The historic depot and surrounding buildings house a retail and entertainment center. The complex also contains a stop for SunRail, the commuter rail service of the Greater Orlando area.
  The station building was constructed in 1889 by South Florida Railroad. It served several different railroads until 1926, when passenger services transferred to what is now the Orlando Health/Amtrak station. In the 1970s, the station and nearby buildings were bought and developed into an entertainment center. After its original owner sold the development in 1989, Church Street Station experienced a period of decline. In 2013, St. Petersburg businessman Mark Ferguson signed a 20-year lease with an option to purchase. Ferguson opened a sports bar/restaurant in 2017. It closed and was sold in 2018. The property has been divided into sections. Lincoln Property bought the majority of the property. The southbound station is planned to be moved to a new high rise nearby.
context_section_description: 1889: Station building constructed by South Florida Railroad
  1926: Passenger service is discontinued at the station
  1972: Entrepreneur Bob Snow announces plan for a downtown Orlando entertainment complex.
  1974: Snow opens Rosie O'Grady's.
  1976: The station is added to the National Register of Historic Places
  1982: Cheyenne Saloon & Opera House opens.
  1985: Church Street Station draws 1.7 million visitors, making it the fourth-largest tourist attraction in the state after Walt Disney World, Sea World and Busch Gardens.
  1988: Snow sells 50 percent interest in Church Street Station.
  1989: Snow sells remainder of his interest to Constellation Real Estate Group a subsidiary of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. for an estimated $48M.
  1994: Church Street Station completes major expansion with a 24,000-square-foot (2,200 m²) Presidential Ballroom for $5.5 million.
  1998: Church Street Station loses $1M on revenue of $20.85M, attracts only 550,000 visitors.
  1999: Baltimore Gas & Electric sells Church Street Station to Enic PLC, a British firm, for $11.5M.
  2001: Enic PLC sells Church Street Station to F.F. South & Co. for $15.9M.
  2002: Lou Pearlman buys into Church Street Station.
  2003: Pearlman buys the property through his company FF Station.
  2007: Pearlman's legal trouble and arrest lead to seizure of his corporate offices in the station and trigger a foreclosure lawsuit against Church Street Station.
  2007: Cameron Kuhn purchases Church Street Station at bankruptcy court auction for $34.M.
  2008: Church Street Station retail opens including The Cheyenne Saloon by Bob Snow, Bliss Ultra Night Club, Brick and Fire Pizza and Wine Company, Ceviche Tapas Restaurant and Bar, The Dessert Lady and Hamburger Mary's.
  2008: Lender Tremont Net Funding LLC files to foreclose on the property while Mr. Kuhn tries to retain control & negotiate the re-sell of the complex.
  2010: Historic Church Street Station RR FRISCO 0-6-0 Switcher #3749 Locomotive, which had been on display for many years at the station, is acquired by the City of Orlando and put up for sale.
  2012: RR FRISCO 0-6-0 Switcher Locomotive #3749 is donated by the City of Orlando and relocated to the Florida Railroad Museum facility in Parrish.
  2013: St. Petersburg businessman Mark Ferguson signs a 20-year lease with an option to purchase.
  2014: SunRail commuter rail begins service with its platform beside the original station
  2017: Lincoln Properties purchases the majority of the property.
caption: Pre-SunRail view, with historic locomotive on display
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